Feminism in Switzerland

Individual Feminists:

Julia K. Kuark

Introduction

There are many different feminist organizations in Switzerland, including:

1. FachFrauen Umwelt can be reached at this mailing address: Carla Zingg, Unterdorf 18, CH-8966 Oberwil-Lieli, Switzerland.
2. Frauen- und Geschlechtergeschichte (Women's Studies Professors in Switzerland) can be reached via Dr. Regina Wecker at this mailing address: Dr. Regina Wecker, Historisches Seminar, Universität Basel, Hirschgässlein 21, CH-4051 Basel, Switzerland.
3. Geo-Rundbrief. Informationene zure feministischen Geographie can be reached at this postal address: Geo-Rundbrief, Institut für Geographie der Universität Bern, Hallerstr. 12, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
4. Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung can be reached via Dr. Regina Wecker at this mailing address is: SGFG, c/o/ Dr. Regina Wecker, Historisches Seminar, Universität Basel, Hirschgässlein 21, CH-4051 Basel, Switzerland.
5. Sektion Feministische Soziologie der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Soziologie can be reached via Sandra Rothböck here. Their mailing address is: SGS, c/o Sandra Rothböck, Institut für Soziologie, Universität Zürich, Rämistrasse 69, CH-8001 Zürich, Switzerland.
6. The Swiss Association of Women Engineers (SVIN) can be accessed here. Or you can email the president, Dr. Julia K. Kuark here. The mailing address is: SVIN, Freigutstr. 8, 8027 Zürich, Switzerland.
7. Verein Feministische Wissenschaft Schweiz / Association Suisse Femmes Feminisme Recherche can be reached via Doris Nienhaus here. Their mailing address is: VFWS/ASFFR, Sekretariat, Doris Nienhaus, passage du Cardinal 2a, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.
8. VESADA (Vereinigung der ETHZ-Studentinnen, -Assistentinnen, -Dozentinnen und -Absolventinnen) is a group of science or engineering PhD-students, whose aim is to provide an accepatble environment for women at a mostly male university. They organize monthly meetings where professional women talk about their lives and how they reached their positions. VESADA can be reached here.


Bibliography

Charnley, Joy, Malcolm Pender, and Andrew Wilkin, ed. 25 Years of Emancipation? Women in Switzerland, 1971-1996. Peter Lang Pub., 1998.

Frederiksen, Elke, ed. Women Writers of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Greenwood Pub. Group, 1989.

Weedon, Chris, ed. Post-War Women's Writing in German: Feminist Critical Approaches. Berghahn Books, 1997.